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Transport: Innovative Infra Financing, Local Roads & Fewer Freeways, Denmark Cycle School, Bogotá Pedestrian Safety

June 14, 2013
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TRANSPORT Finalists for Innovative Infrastructure Financing Award  National Journal   Florida provided a model for infrastructure improvements in cash-strapped times when it inked a deal in 2009 to ease congestion and upgrade Interstate 595.
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Transport: Columbia Crossing LRT, Roundabout Bike Bypass, Paying To Operate Dallas Streetcar Extension, FRA & Train Safety

June 11, 2013
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TRANSPORT Light Rail, Blight or Bliss?  The Columbian   Love it or hate it, light rail's tracks are firmly embedded in plans for the Columbia River Crossing. But what will that mean for Vancouver?
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Urbanism&Design: 100 Years Spatial Planning In Europe, Active Living Around Transit, St. Paul TOD Focus

June 11, 2013
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URBANISM & DESIGN Spatial Planning in Europe Over the Last 100 Years  Planning Resource   The European Council of Spatial Planners has just published a book to mark "A Centenary of Spatial Planning in Europe".
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Transport: Bike Share For Conservatives, Midsize Airport Hub Cut, Gas Tax At 85, Dallas Bullet Train Turf War, Chicago BRT Lanes, Bay Area Traffic Increase

June 10, 2013
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TRANSPORT Bike Share for Conservatives  Restless Urbanist   As a conservative, I am a huge supporter for programs like Bike Shares. I became very frustrated this week to hear members of the bike lobby begin a broad attack against conservatives this week dividing an important discussion we need to have in our cities.
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Urban Issues: Future Is Sharing, Cultural Districts, Strengthening Neighborhood Bonds, Crowdfund Vs. NIMBYs

June 6, 2013
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URBAN ISSUES Sharing Assets is the Future  New York Times Opinionator   Some people in New York love the city's new bike-sharing system. Some people really, really do not.  
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Transport: Costs Of Neglecting SF Muni, I-Go Car Share Sold, DART OKs Arlington Bus, Pedaling Toward Equity

May 30, 2013
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TRANSPORT UK Major Projects Report Gets Praise  Spend Matters UK, via: Crikey Urbanist   We don't often say this but ... three unequivocal cheers for the…
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Urbanism & Design: Opportunities & Challenges In TOD, Dallas Freeway Teardown, Untapped Brownfields Assets

May 30, 2013
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URBANISM & DESIGN Why Are Chicago's Sidewalk Cafes on the North Side?  WBEZ   Why the city's sidewalk oases thrive on the North Side, but barely survive on the South and West sides
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Urbanism & Design: Oregon Land Use Law Value, Dallas Freeway Teardown, NY Penn Station Plans, Salt Lake & CNU

May 28, 2013
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URBANISM & DESIGN Oregon Land Use Laws Still Valuable After 40 Years  Statesman Journal   More than most places, Oregon is defined by its landscape. From coastal headlands, through interior valleys, past volcanic peaks and into high sagebrush desert, the land determines who we are.
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Urbanism & Design: China's New Urbanism, Lighting Designers Change Cities, Sunbelt Suburbs Show New Life, Decrepit Beauty

May 24, 2013
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URBANISM & DESIGN Peter Calthorpe on New Urbanism in China  China Morning Post (Translated)   (Can be a bit hard to read but is interesting) A car in swarms, and complain about urban traffic congestion, poor air quality.
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Best Practices For TOD Strategies & Legislation

May 16, 2013
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Documents detailing transit-oriented development efforts in Seattle and Dallas have been added to the Resource Center's best practices database.
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